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    Ziff's claim that machines cannot have feelings and the more general thesis that life is necessary to mind, which I will tag the LNM Thesis, seem to have the backing of common sense. ... The Mechanical Mind in History edited by Philip Husbands, Owen Holland, and Michael Wheeler A Bradford Book The MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts London ...

  2. 1 Introduction: The Mechanical Mind

    Husbands, Philip, Michael Wheeler, and Owen Holland (eds), 'Introduction: The Mechanical Mind', in Phil Husbands, Owen Holland, and Michael Wheeler ... (Craik 1943), introduced the radical and influential thesis that the brain is a kind of machine that constructs small-scale models of reality that allow anticipation of external events ...

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    The mechanical mind A friend remarked that calling this book The Mechanical Mind is a bit like calling a murder mystery The Butler Did It. It would be a shame if the title did have this connotation, because the aim of the book is essentially to raise and examine problems rather than solve them. In broad outline, I try to do two things in this book:

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    The book now contains a much more detailed guide to further reading, and the chronology and the glossary of technical terms have also been updated. The Mechanical Mind is accessible to anyone interested in the mechanisms of our minds, and essential reading for those studying philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, or cognitive psychology.

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  6. The Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines

    But The Mechanical Mind is the first book to introduce these debates to the general reader in a straightforward, non-technical way. Tim Crane argues that all these philosophical problems arise because we have to accept a naturalistic, causal view of the mind: the view that states of mind are like other natural phenomena, causing and affecting ...

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    'The mechanical mind' examines thought as activity in the brain and considers the computational theory of thought. There are three motivations for physicalism: its ability to account for the correlations that exist between states of the brain and states of thought; its capacity to account for the causal role of thoughts; and the way it fits ...

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    The mechanical world picture 2 The mind 5 1 The puzzle of representation 8 The idea of representation 11 Pictures and resemblance 13 Linguistic representation 20 Mental representation 22 Thought and consciousness 26 Intentionality 30 Brentano's thesis 36 Conclusion: from representation to the mind 40 Further reading 41 2 Understanding ...

  9. Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines and

    Intentionality is also discussed (as distinguished from intensionality), and Brentano's thesis that all and only mental phenomena exhibit intentionality is reviewed. Representational states of mind are discussed in chapter 2. Having introduced the mind-body problem and the other minds problem, the author stresses that we know a lot about the ...

  10. The Mechanical Mind

    The Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines and Mental Representation. Tim Crane. Psychology Press, 2003 - Artificial intelligence - 259 pages. This edition has been fully revised and updated, and includes a new chapter on consciousness and a new section on modularity. There are also guides for further reading, and a ...

  11. The Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines

    The mechanical concept of mind. Michael Scriven - 1953 - Mind 62 (April):230-240. The Character of Mind: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind. Colin McGinn - 1996 - New York: Oxford University Press. Consciousness and the Computational Mind. RAY JACKENDOFF - 1987 - MIT Press.

  12. The Mechanical Mind in History

    The book concludes with the personal insights of five highly influential figures in the field: John Maynard Smith, John Holland, Oliver Selfridge, Horace Barlow, and Jack Cowan. Keywords: intelligent machines, popular culture, artificial intelligence, artificial life, cognitive science, neuroscience, mechanical mind, analogue system, chemical ...

  13. The Mechanical Mind. Hobbes on Sense Cognition and Imagination

    The series of motions constituting the mind cannot be identified with a substance, it cannot be the same as its bodily subject: the mechanical mind is not a material mind.50 4. Conatus and Apparition From The Elements of Law onward, Hobbes's basic thesis concerning cognitive acts is that their subject of inherence (the 'subject of mind ...

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    The Mechanical Mind. Hobbes on Sense Cognition and Imagination By Martine Pécharman. Book Causation and Cognition in Early Modern Philosophy. ... From The Elements of Law onward, Thomas Hobbes's basic thesis concerning cognitive acts is that their subject of inherence is "the sentient." Hobbes's constant thesis that sense cognition ...

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    The Mechanical Mind . DOI link for The Mechanical Mind. The Mechanical Mind. A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines and Mental Representation By Tim Crane. Edition 2nd Edition. First Published 2003. eBook Published 24 April 2003. Pub. Location London. Imprint Routledge.

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  17. The Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds ...

    The book now contains a much more detailed guide to further reading, and the chronology and the glossary of technical terms have also been updated. The Mechanical Mind is accessible to anyone interested in the mechanisms of our minds, and essential reading for those studying philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology, or cognitive psychology.

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    It also covers issues such as whether the mind is computational, how we think, common-sense psychology, the extent of the mind (and externalism) and what elements of the mind may be non-reductive. It briefly touches on the issue of consciousness and the mind-body problem in the last chapter. Crane's writing style is clear and approachable.

  19. Minds, materials and metaphors

    The extended mind thesis (ExM) offers an influential and controversial answer to this question. According to ExM, items of material culture can form part of the material basis for our mental states. ... Crane, Tim, The Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines and Mental Representation. 3 rd edition. (Abingdon, ...

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    The Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines and Mental Representation. Tim Crane. Routledge, Dec 8, 2003 - Philosophy - 272 pages. 2 Reviews. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified ...

  21. Leibniz's Philosophy of Mind

    Leibniz's place in the history of the philosophy of mind is best secured by his pre-established harmony.In a more popular view, this is the thesis that, roughly, there is no mind-body interaction strictly speaking, for there is only a non-causal relationship of harmony, parallelism, or correspondence between mind and body.

  22. The Mechanical Mind in History

    ISBN electronic: 9780262256384. Publication date: 2008. Scientists, artists, historians, and philosophers trace the evolution of the idea of intelligent machines, reflecting on the multidisciplinary quest to explain mind scientifically as a wholly mechanical process. The idea of intelligent machines has become part of popular culture.

  23. MMP Midterm 1 Flashcards

    The Mechanical Mind Thesis. The mind is a natural machine; Mind can be understood using biological mechanisms (even if posited) Intentionality. The power/property of minds/mental states to be about, represent, or stand for objects, properties, and states of affairs - Used by theists to prove God is real - Naturalists can use evolution.

  24. Numerical study of electrophoresis and electro-osmosis for electronic

    Numerical study of electrophoresis and electro-osmosis for electronic paper displays. May 28, 2024. Wei Liu defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Mechanical Engineering on May 15th. Electrophoretic displays, known for their paper-like appearance and low power usage, have emerged as strong contenders for electronic paper applications.

  25. Presentation Master's Thesis

    De Theory of Mind (ToM) is sterk gerelateerd aan het sociaal functioneren. Dit is het vermogen om de stemming, intenties en overtuigingen van anderen te begrijpen. Juist deze functie is bij mensen met psychotische aandoeningen vaak aangedaan. Het is daarom van belang om de ToM bij deze doelgroep te verbeteren.

  26. Ottman Tertuliano Receives 2024 CAREER Award

    Ottman Tertuliano, AMA Family Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, is the recipient of a 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his work studying the characteristics of bones and external forces that affect their likelihood of breaking by examining fractures on the nanoscale.